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Protect Oral Contraception Rx for Medical Conditions!Pass proactive legislation, policies, & all relevant laws to protect women with medical conditions (PCOS, dermatology, hormonal illnesses etc) for whom oral contraception is prescribed & allows them to have any quality of life including working. This is irrelevant to the alt-right as is it’s entirely unrelated to sex or birth control. (I’m willing to testify about this or give depositions on my PCOS & birth control pills being of no relevance for years since I came out as a lesbian. It is essential to my functioning. It will cost the country I unfathomable fiscal & sociological amounts to allow the recent anti-abortion & birth control Christian groups have attacked & must be protected at a state and federal levels of law, and federal circuit/district courts as well as the SCOTUS should be obliged to protect it as well as policy from the other branches of govt and sources of law , wherever possible .3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Julia
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Support Dr Fords request for a proper FBI innvestigationIt is terrifying to think that a justice on the Supreme Court could be both a perjurer and/or an attempted rapist. Our government has lost its checks and balances1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Emily Gottschalk
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Stop Interior Zinke from destroying our public lands and water!Clean water is our right but Trump’s Interior Secretary wants to massively increase oil and gas drilling off our coasts, endangering our coastal communities with increased risk of oil spills. Friends of the Earth demands congress hold Ryan Zinke accountable! It is time to #FireZinke3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Gabrielle Raviolo
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Florida's Toxic Algae ProblemThis summer, Florida saw some of its most intense toxic algae blooms yet. There's a reason these blooms are getting worse: Governor Scott rolled back the water protections that used to help keep them at bay, and he's refused to take action to stop the agricultural pollution that fuels them. And now Floridians are paying for it in the form of contaminated, algae-laden water and coasts, massive wildlife die-offs, and big economic losses. Demand that Governor Scott and the Legislature act to restore our water protections, stop the pollution fueling the algae blooms, and clean up our already polluted water! It's time our elected leaders represent Floridians, NOT Big Ag special interests, and fix this water disaster plaguing our state.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Miranda Carter, Food & Water Watch
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Tell DHS Secretary Nielsen: STOP the expansion of family detention at the U.S. borderThe evidence and the science that prove family detention and family separation have tangible negative short- and long-term health impacts on children is well-documented. Still, officials are willfully ignoring the research, and moving toward policies that further endanger the health and well-being of children and their asylum-seeking parents.215 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Physicians for Human Rights
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I have no confidence in a Bret Kavanaugh Supreme CourtI am concerned about the health of people, the environment, the country at large, and the future of democracy itself over the next decades with yet another ultra-conservative voice on the Supreme Court30 of 100 SignaturesCreated by William Miller
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Brett Kavanaugh's sexual assault deserves an investigation!We need to listen to and respect victims of sexual assault.40 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mark Travassos
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Free Frankie Sanchez!Mr. Larry Kupers United State Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney Washington D.C 20530 Re: Pardon Department Your Honor, I humbly write this letter to you in my quest to be pardon. I honestly believe that I should be pardoned. I have expressed intense regret for my transgressions. My name is Francisco Sanchez, I am a native New Yorker. Life for me hasn't always been easy. I witness my father Manuel Sanchez, worked very diligently at the same housing development complex in Long Island, NY for 25 years. He had struggled with alcoholism and I felt in my heart that was not the future that I wanted, but unfortunately, I made a foolish decision and turned to life on the fast lane. It was a choice that I made and now I'm paying the price for it. However, spending my life in prison, in my opinion, does not match the crime committed. I had entered into the state of Baltimore Maryland, and I was arrested along with my mother for conspiracy to distribute Heroin and Fentanyl. Under the United State Code 21: 841(B) (1) (C) I was found guilty and sentenced to a mandatory term of Life in prison without the possibility of Parole. It was determined by the Judge that the drugs attributed to our case were the cause of death of several individuals in early 1992 in Baltimore Maryland. (case #92-0301) My deepest sympathy goes out to the victims and their families, Also, for the loss, of my dear Mother who passed away while serving a 10-year sentence. As a son, I carry the burden of my pasts mistakes with a pain that is immeasurable. I express deep remorse for what I’ve done and I am fully accountable for the consequences of my actions. However, the sentence handed down to me does not fit the crime. In 2014 The Supreme Court in Burrage vs. United States 571 US 204 held that "at least where the use of the drug distribution by a defendant is not an independently sufficient cause of the victim's death or serious bodily injury, a defendant cannot be liable under the penalty enhancement provision or 21: USC 841 (B)(1) (A) unless the use is a but-for-cause of the death and injury" The Supreme court referred to the death in similar cases Wheeler vs. the United States that the death results enhancement as "an element is not a sentencing enhancement, but rather a statutory element of a crime. To be denied the rights to my 5th and 6th amendment right is a crime itself against humanity. I don't think that its fair that our District and appeal courts continue to err and deny defendants the opportunity for relief claiming the Burrage case is non-retroactive. Teague vs. Lane 489 Supreme Court (1989) Tyler vs. Cain 533 US, are cases where The Supreme Court states clearly: “Any new substantive rules are categorically retroactive”. While in prison I have been active with The Ronald McDonald "soda pop tops" Recycling donation program, We, here at F.C.I Ray Brook New York work very hard in knitting funny-fun hats and colorful cool blankets for the children with cancer under the coordinator & reentry specialist Mrs. S. Kiefer. I have successfully completed the criminal & behavior and Victim Impact course, I work hand-in-hand with the Cease Fire and stop the violence programs located in Syracuse New York, with this program I served on the advisory team/Spanish liaison. I stand as a suicide prevention companion member also a Big Brother mentor for young youth who enter behind these walls. My goal is to start a non-profit organization called "The Gladys Rivera Sanchez Foundation. A program design to help women with abused cases. I have made adjustments that I 'am so proud of and they have led me to an amazing transformation in my life and I know that if given the opportunity, I would continue my service and be a valuable asset to different organizations and to all of the youths they serve. Respectfully submitted, Frankie Sanchez reg # 28910-037 P.O. Box 900 Federal Correctional Institution Ray Brook Ray Brook, NY 1297774 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Dee
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Get Early Voting On University of Miami's CampusWhen it comes to voting, partisan politics should not matter. University of Miami students and faculty should be able to vote at a convenient location on campus. Other universities across the state will have early voting on their campuses, don't let us be left out. We are asking Mayor Gimenez, Miami-Dade election officials, and UM to work together to let our community vote on campus.47 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Kyrie McLoskey
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Tell your Representative to stop Big Oil from destroying the Arctic!Earlier this year, Trump took steps to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Big Oil. This would cause irreversible damage to the ecosystem and would devastate the Gwich’in people’s way of life. Now, Republicans in Congress want to further incentivize drilling -- by increasing the revenue given to private corporations. Even worse, they’re trying to sneak this giveaway to Big Oil through the budget process, without public hearings or Congressional debate. We need your help to stop them!2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Elizabeth Sherer
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Help send 50,000 signatures to the Department of the Interior opposing the rollback of the methan...The Department of the Interior’s restrictions on methane pollution were a common-sense effort to protect our environment and our communities. But Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has chosen to steamroll our health and environment by gutting the rule. Even worse, this rollback comes days after the Trump Administration took aim at the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane rules. This is an all-out assault on protections from this destructive greenhouse gas. We need your help to speak out against this destructive agenda!1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Elizabeth Sherer
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Dear Sen. Kevin de Leon: Please Speak Up For Khan al-AhmarDear Senator Kevin de Leon, On September 5, 2018, the Israeli High Court of Justice rejected petitions from residents of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, effectively approving the imminent Israeli military-led eviction and demolition of the village at any point after September 12, 2018. This comes after the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) which condemned "all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements, transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law and relevant resolutions." On September 16, 2018, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov stated: "I am concerned at the intention of the Israeli authorities to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar/Abu Al-Helu, a community of 181 people, over half of which are children. I call on the authorities not to proceed with the demolition and to cease efforts to relocate Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank. Such actions are contrary to international law and could undermine the chances for the establishment of a viable, contiguous Palestinian state.” As someone who may potentially represent California — the nation’s most populous state — in the United States Senate, we feel it is important that your voice be present in the conversations around Khan al-Ahmar and the potential violations of international law if the demolition is allowed to go through. We ask that you please join your opponent, Senator Dianne Feinstein (issued the following tweet on September 13, 2018: "Israel must not demolish the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar. The only reason to destroy this community is to expand nearby Israeli settlements and split the West Bank in half. The potential for peace depends on what happens to Khan al Ahmar."), in issuing a statement condemning the destruction of Palestinian villages (including Khan al-Ahmar) and the expansion of illegal Israel settlements in the West Bank. We also ask that you would please communicate said statement to the United States Department of State and the Israeli Embassy to the United States. Let's stand together for human rights!90 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Zach Denney